King James Right To Rule Essay

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The Right To Rule

“So foul and fair a day I have not seen”
- William Shakespeare Shakespeare was a great man of theatrics and is world-renowned for his fantastic contributions to English literature as poet, playwright, and actor. One of Shakespeare’s most compelling and bloodiest works was “The Tragedy of Macbeth” which was written in 1606, during the reign of King James the I. During the 16th century, King James’s position as king came under a lot of heat and many questioned whether he was the rightful king deserving of the crown. James, who was a firm believer of the Divine Order felt like he was placed on the throne with God’s will. In his book, “The True Law of Free Monarchies”, James expresses his thoughts about the presence of God and his power to bestow the right kings to rule, “sit upon God his throne in the earth and have the count of their administration to give unto him” (James 1). Shakespeare, as a friend and also a solid believer of the Divine Order helps James reassure the nation’s people of his rightful position as king and the consequences that can ensue if the Divine …show more content…

The profound play is about a power hungry couple’s successful assassination of the nation’s King and the events that occur thereafter. Shakespeare uses various changes in setting to extenuate his message about the natural world reacting accordingly wherever evil is present. When Macbeth and Lady Macbeth execute the murder, various changes in nature soon occur that reflects the events that occur on a existential scale. Throughout the play, the Old Man and Ross both notice breakdowns in the behaviours of animals in the natural world. More specifically, a hawk being killed by an owl is mentioned and tame horses go wild, symbolizing a great imbalance within the natural order and established food

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